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Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Salcido
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Operations Officer
t. Cmdr. Ryan Salcido, a native of Temple City, Calif., graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 2004 and enlisted in the Navy as an Avionics Technician. He was selected for Officer Candidate School in 2008. He earned his Wings of Gold as a Naval Flight Officer in October 2009 and was selected to fly the EA18G Growler. He studied Network Operations at the Naval Post-Graduate School and holds a Collection Management Fundamentals certificate from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Salcido comes to NSA Souda Bay from the “Gauntlets� of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 where he served as the operations, administrative and safety officer assigned to Carrier Air Wing TWO (CVW-2) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). He brings experience to Team Souda of more than 1000 flight hours, 22 combat missions, and 312 carrier arrested landings over multiple deployments and operations. He is stationed here with his wife and two sons. Page 16
